Spinning-top chords
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. One of the syncopated chord patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need C (thumb, 1), E (middle finger, 3) and G (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 &" (say "and" for &). Play C, E and G together on every count.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, B and D. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Spinning-top chords on piano?
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 3/4 8ths.
Is Spinning-top chords hard to play?
It is an intermediate pattern. Learn it with your right hand alone at 60% speed first, then play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Spinning-top chords?
In Christ Alone by Passion, Jesus, Only Jesus by Passion and Jesus Paid It All by Alex Nifong use Spinning-top chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.